American Samoa Home Page

Home to one of the world's largest tuna fishing and canning industries, American Samoa tackles coastal concernsof fishery habitat loss, coastal hazards (including hurricanes, flooding and erosion), marine debris, and solidwaste. Agriculture, such as pig farming, is also an important industry in the coastal area. ... [Read More]

U.S. EPA Region 9: Pacific Islands:Territory of American Samoa
Pacific Islands Office Home Page ...

EPA Home | Privacy and Security Notice | Contact Us ... [Read More]

DOL WHD: Wage Rate in American Samoa
Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments so as to permit employees to readily read it. The content of the notice is prescribed by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor and is included in the Minimum Wage Poster for use by American Samoa employers (PDF 39K). You can view and print it using the free Adobe Acrobat ® Reader ™ . The poster has been formatted to fit on a single, legal sized (8 1/2 inch by 14 inch) page. This approved copy has been adapted from the standard FLSA poster with modifications. It addresses the Act's particular application to employment in American Samoa and is made available for informational purposes and for employers to use as posters. ... [Read More]

Industries in American Samoa; Wage Order [Rules and Regulations] [08/07/2003]
=======================================================================-----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF LABORWage and Hour Division29 CFR Part 697 Industries in American Samoa; Wage OrderAGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Labor.ACTION: Final rule.-----------------------------------------------------------------------[[Page 46950]]SUMMARY: Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, minimum wage rates in American Samoa are set by a special industry committee appointed by the Secretary of Labor. This document puts into effect the minimum wage rates recommended for various industry categories by Industry Committee No. 25 (the Committee), which met in public and executive session in Pago Pago, American Samoa, during the week of June 16, 2003.DATES: This rule shall become effective August 22, 2003.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information specifically about this final rule, contact Nancy Flynn, Director, O ... [Read More]

National Park of American Samoa
      National Park of American Samoa Home Page ...

This webpage, "Fishes of the National Park of American Samoa," is simply an alphabetical list of the scientific names of fishes recorded from waters in and near the park. Each fish name is linked (click on the scientific name) to its individual Family. Within the Family, if a fish is illustrated click on the thumbnail image to link to the large photograph page.. ... [Read More]

United States - Datasets - American FactFinder
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